Andrew / Bob,
Expanding this line of thinking to the edge. Light can be considered made of an
infinite number of photons that moves from the source to the target and
considering that the movement of the Sun is affected by other planets, stars
and even galaxies. A sundial could be a candidate as well ...
BR,
Ricardo Cernic
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Data: Tue, 18 Mar 2008 12:55:52 -0000
Assunto: RE: Dali sundial +
> Bob,
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> Wouldn't both water clocks and fire clocks (whether incense burners or
> graduated candles) have claims to have most moving parts - there would
> be more particles in the smoke than grains of sand in an hourglass,
> wouldn't there?
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> Also, even for mechanical timekeepers, counting the moving parts could
> be subject to disagreement - in cases where many parts are made but
> assembled into moving constructs (such as separately inserted teeth in a
> wooden wheel, as in Eisinga's planetarium) do you count the assembly as
> lots, or one?
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> Andrew James
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> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> On Behalf Of Robert Terwilliger
> Sent: 13 March 2008 23:40
> To: 'Sundial Mailing List'
> Subject: Dali sundial +
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> Some time ago someone posted a link to a painting by Salvador Dali that
> included a sundial.
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> Could someone point me to it again?
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> == Try this: ==
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> Since it has none, I suppose a sundial could be considered the timepiece
> with the least moving parts.
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> What timepiece has the most moving parts?
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> Bob
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